Football, Fandom and Consumption

List of contents

1. Introduction: #Youarefootball, 2. The People’s Game?, 3. Changing Formation, 4. Norwich City: ‘The Best Pies in the League’, 5. MK Dons: Fear and Loathing in Milton Keynes, 6. Chelsea: ‘Champions of Europe’, 7. ‘IN-GER-LAND’: Ethnography in the Pub, 8. Conclusion: They think It’s All Over, Appendix A

About the author

Oliver Brooks is Tutor in the School of Politics, Philosophy, Language and Communication Studies at the University of East Anglia, UK.

Summary

Drawing on original ethnographic research conducted with fans at all levels, the book explores the tensions between fans as consumers and ‘traditional’ football cultures, arguing that modern football fans can negotiate the discourses of capitalism and tradition operating upon them to enact their own power and identity within football culture.

Product details

• Authors: Oliver (University of East Anglia Brooks, Oliver Brooks, Brooks Oliver
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 30.09.2020
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries
• EAN: 9780367661694
• ISBN: 978-0-367-66169-4
• Pages: 160
• Series: Critical Research in Football
• Subjects: Cultural Studies, SPORTS & RECREATION / Soccer, Sociology: sport & leisure, Sociology: sport and leisure, Ethnographic Research, Football (Soccer, Association football), Association football (Soccer), SPORTS & RECREATION / Cultural & Social Aspects, sports sociology, consumer culture, cultural studies sport, fan identity, supporter behaviour, capitalism in football culture